Was heißt »Gel­tung« auf Englisch?

Das Substantiv Gel­tung lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • importance
  • prestige

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Der rote Gürtel bringt ihr rotes Kleid noch mehr zur Geltung.

The red belt makes her black dress look even better.

Dem Gesetz wurde sofort Geltung verschafft.

The law was enforced immediately.

Dieses Kleid bringt ihre Figur vorteilhaft zur Geltung.

That dress shows off her figure to advantage.

Vor einem hellen Hintergrund käme das Bild besser zur Geltung.

The picture would look better on a bright background.

The picture would look better against a bright background.

Alle Wissenschaft ist Erfahrungswissenschaft, aber alle Erfahrung hat ihren ursprünglichen Zusammenhang und ihre hierdurch bestimmte Geltung in den Bedingungen unseres Bewusstseins, innerhalb dessen sie auftritt, in dem Ganzen unserer Natur.

All science is experiential; but all experience must be related back to and derives its validity from the conditions and context of consciousness in which it arises, i.e. the totality of our nature.

Der Schal steht dir sehr gut: die Farbe bringt deine Augen zur Geltung.

That scarf is very becoming on you; the color really brings out your eyes.

Wenn man das Bild im Flur aufhängt, kommt es besser zu Geltung.

It'll show the picture to its best advantage if it's hung in the corridor.

That picture will look best hung in the corridor.

Es gibt ein Gesetz, das verbietet, Abfall achtlos wegzuwerfen, aber dem wird selten Geltung verschafft.

There is a law against dropping litter, but it's rarely enforced.

Bringt eure Stärken zur Geltung!

Leverage your strengths.

Wenn die Ideen des Mannes auch gut sind, so vermag er sie doch nicht gut auszudrücken und hat daher nicht den Hauch einer Chance, ihnen Geltung zu verschaffen.

Although the man's ideas are sound, because he can't express them well, he doesn't have a ghost of a chance of getting them accepted.

Synonyme

Ach­tung:
esteem
respect
An­se­hen:
reputation
respect
Au­to­ri­tät:
authority
Be­deu­tung:
meaning
Be­lang:
affairs
concerns
extraneous
important
interests
issues
material
matter
regard
respect
score
significant
unimportant
Di­men­si­on:
dimension
Ein­fluss:
influence
Ge­wicht:
weight
Rang:
degree
grade
rank
tier
Re­le­vanz:
relevance
Re­nom­mee:
reputation
Si­g­ni­fi­kanz:
significance
Stel­len­wert:
significance
Wert:
price
value
worth
Wert­schät­zung:
appraisal
appreciation
esteem
estimation
valuation
Wür­di­gung:
admiration
appraisal
appreciation
esteem
estimation
respect
valuation

Sinnverwandte Wörter

Gül­tig­keit:
validity
Wir­kung:
effect
impact

Englische Beispielsätze

  • The importance of learning became clear to me only after I had left school.

  • Our prestige is at stake.

  • The teacher stressed the importance of education.

  • This film is about the importance of the balance between nature and progress.

  • The little things can sometimes be of great importance.

  • In checkers, the occupation of the center (squares d4, f4, c5, and e5) is of great strategic importance.

  • Accurate measurements are of the utmost importance.

  • He stressed the importance of education.

  • Will the importance of a queen be less than that of a king? Why doesn't the man she marries become a king as a result?

  • He emphasised the importance of education.

  • It's of great importance.

  • On April 22, 1970, thousands gathered to raise awareness about the importance of protecting our beautiful planet for future generations.

  • In Tuareg society, owning a thousand camels commands respect and prestige.

  • In 1946, after World War II, President Harry Truman offered $100 million to buy Greenland for its geopolitical strategic importance, which Denmark declined.

  • "I am afraid," said I, rising, "that in the pleasure of this conversation I am neglecting business of importance which awaits me elsewhere."

  • I don't think that any of you realize the importance of this.

  • French culture continues to enjoy great prestige.

  • Slowly but surely English is losing importance in Europe.

  • Cantonese is the prestige dialect of the Yue group.

  • I don't think any of you realize the importance of this.

Gel­tung übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: Geltung. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: Geltung. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2024, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
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